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An Islamic Awakening: The Global Revival of Islamic Culture Authu Billahi Mina Shaytaan NirRajeem; BismillahirRahmaan NirRaheem Ashaduan La! Illaha ill Allah; WaAshadu ana Mohammedan Abuhu WaRasulu Under Oath, I solemnly testify, that there is No! Other! God besides Allah; and I testify, without the slightest iota of doubt, that the prophet Mohammed is the devout Slave! And Messenger of Allah Assalaamu Alaikum WaRahmatullahi WaBarakatu, Respected Elders, Ulama, brothers and sisters, the topic at hand is dedicated to those who seek the revival of Islam as taught and practiced by our Beloved Nabi Mohammed Sallallahu Alaihi Wasalaam and his noble companions. Our aim is not only to educate the world about Islam, it is to give an example of how to practice and understand Islam in the correct manner. Firstly we will deal with the matter of the Global Islamic Civilization, its honored status, the unrivaled Universal Brotherhood and Sisterhood of the Muslim Ummah. Those who are concerned with their spirituality will listen attentively so they may be able to feel the spirituality of an Islamic revival within themselves and they will be able to achieve the much needed upliftment and also a means in gaining the closeness of Allah Subahanhu WaTa -ala We cannot stress enough on how important it is for every Muslim to know the truth about Islam and the importance of unity in the Muslim Ummah, this matter is not a matter of life and death, it is far greater and more serious as it is a matter of Jannah and Jahannum. So without further due Bismillahi Rahmaan NirRaheem
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Fellow Muslim based on this comparison can you honestly tell yourself which of these qualities you possess? Can you call yourself a Mumin a True Believer if you dont even possess the qualities and characteristics of one? Based on this example we come to realize which path we are walking towards. My Fellow Muslims Even the Munafiq Hypocrite in ignorance calls himself a believer. It is only when he is faced with the reality that he is in fact a Hypocrite and Disbeliever that such a person may attempt to adopt a more Muslim looking identity, the salvation for such people rests within the hands of Allah, it is only by the Mercy of Allah that He grants people entry into the Kingdom of Islam and the sign of that is that Allah makes their mistakes and errors become manifest to them so they may incline towards repentance, and seek Allahs forgiveness. My beloved Nation this is the doorway to success, the question is are you willing to walk through and begin anew? Start all over; recommit yourself to Allah by practicing Islam as a Mumin a real True Believer Oh Muslim Arise and Return
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Heres where your life changing experience begins: What this means is that you need to compare yourself to the qualities of the Believers as Allah mentions in the Holy Quran; and if you discover that you lack a certain quality it means that you have to try and permanently implement this beautiful quality into your life. If you find yourself having the characteristics of a Disbeliever it means you have to make a sincere and active effort to remove these bad and evil qualities from your life. By implementing the qualities of believers into your life you get to view this world through new eyes, everything will suddenly make sense to you and Allah will open a clear path for you towards His Guidance. As you go along implementing the beautiful qualities of the believers you get to experience reading the Holy Quran with even more devotion, more appreciation, a smile on your face as you get to discover and see yourself in the Holy Quran, each time you read a narration or command from Allah upon the believers you realize that the Almighty Allah is speaking to you directly. You will get to see the Benefit of Implementing these Qualities more so in the Holy Month of Ramadhaan. Guidance are for those who are Muttaqeen [conscious of Allah], and they are the successful, they believe in the Unseen, and establish Salaah in consistency; they spend in charity, perform the Hajj and Umrah for the pleasure of Allah, they believe in the revelation [belief is not just an acknowledgement but believe in the complete practice thereof], they are convinced [certain] of the Hereafter. Consciousness of Allah gives one the ability to distinguish between right and wrong, without consciousness of Allah you are deaf, dumb and blind to the words of Allah and youll never understand the Quran. This Blessed Quran is packed with Power, a divine Miracle from Allah. The aim is to acquire Taqwa (God consciousness), being mindful of Allah at all times is the means of becoming successful and hereby you gain the title of Muttaqeen. My fellow Muslims can you imagine the Barakah Blessing of becoming such a personality? Upholding all the qualities and characteristics of a true believer; Can you imagine having leadership based on the implementation of the Qualities of Believers? Can you imagine a family, a community, a city, a country, No! a Nation! built on such a beautiful Standard of Character. It would be the most Moral Society on the face of the earth, it is such people that deserve full respect and honor, it is such people that not only deserve to Rule the World, it is their Right to Rule the World. However we cannot introduce you to this Great Nation, our Great Islamic Civilization unless we properly introduce you to the Prophet of this Great Nation: Mohammed Sallallahu Alaihi Wasalaam, the man whom every Muslim Endeavors to imitate. My Fellow Muslims it is through recognizing our own faults and flaws at first that will help us recognize and realize who our beloved Nabi Mohammed Sallallahu Alaihi Wasalaam is; this is what will open our eyes to who this great personality is.
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In Surah 285 Allah says: The Messenger Believes in what has been revealed to him from his Lord, and so do the Believers (who follow him). They all Believe in Allah, His Angels, and His Books, His Messengers. They say: We make no difference between any of His Messengers. We Hear and Obey our Lord: Thy forgiveness do we crave, and to Thee is the eventual course. Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any nation can have therefore fellow Muslims only consume that which is Halaal.
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Become the friend of the Almighty Allah and love Him more than every created being. Our beloved Nabi Mohammed Sallallahu Alaihi Wasalaam said that: The Almighty Allah has mentioned that: If My friend seeks something from Me (Allah), I give that to him. If he seeks My protection from something, I grant him that, Whoever becomes the enemy of My friend, I (Almighty Allah) declare war against him. Fellow Muslims Allah knows our enemies and Allah is sufficient as Friend and Helper [Surah 4:45] In Surah An Nur 24:55. Allah hath promised such of you as believe and do good works that He will surely make them to succeed (the present rulers) in the earth even as He caused those who were before them to succeed others); and that He will surely establish for them their religion which He hath approved for them, and will give them in exchange safety after their fear. They serve Me. They ascribe no thing as partner unto Me. Those who disbelieve henceforth, they are the miscreants.
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We urge and ask of Muslim families around the world to rather send their children to Islamic Schools for education purposes to prevent the isolation of the child, our children are to emulate the greatest people in the history of mankind the Sahaba and our Beloved Nabi Mohammed Sallallahu Alaihi Wasalaam, they should focus on studying the various Islamic Sciences, such as Islamic History, Islamic Law Shariah, Quran Psychology, Islamic Finance and Economics, Medicine, Art and Architecture etc as is allowed by the Laws of Allah. Islam is the Answer, it is these studies that will secure our childrens future in the ever changing world. Weve had the Islamic Golden Age and historians marvel over how Islam shaped the world we live in today, it is the contribution of Muslim Scholars that brought mankind to such an advanced stage; were now witnessing the Islamic Platinum Age of an advanced Islamic Civilization. Let us not be fooled by the illusions of Shaytaan, we are a Divinely protected people, A Nation like No other, we have achieved that which seems impossible, weve survived through the harshest forms of oppression and discrimination and our faith is ever growing strong. By Allah we will always be successful! We will make our beloved Nabi Happy for we will be the ones to fill the Heavens more numerously than the Ummahs of the Prophets who were sent to nations before him, we will flow in streams of faithful believers into Jannah and we will face our Lord with peace and happiness so glad tidings to us the strangers. Fellow Muslims if we look at the way that an un-Islamic education changes the lives of people; it can divide a family, distort a way of life, and generally destroy from within a culture which existed for many years. Non-Muslim education systems can destroy complete Muslim Families or even Tribes, its evil results can lead to the destruction of previously accepted Islamic values and a loss of Identity for the one who receives a Non-Muslim education. Education in a general sense is like a two edged sword, it needs to be understood by all, and appreciated by everyone otherwise it can destroy the Family Values of Islam, alienating one from the other and so brings about detachment in families. Muslim Families should be cautious when sending their children away for education; living as boarders, and so are separated from the family and cultures, not only do children not want to return to their home, tribal or rural areas and its customs, after a few months in a Non-Muslim Education System.
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Was the Khalifa ever abolished? The answer is NO! The Imamat (leadership) of the Muslim Ummah will never cease to exist. Throughout the history of Islam the Khalifa has moved from one group of people to the next, from one generation to the other, and it has remained in the hands of the pious Ulama, Imamat (leadership) of the Muslim Ummah has moved around the world and history bears testimony to this fact from the Arabs to the Persians, Turks, Africans and Indians to the Malay-Indonesians, the Chinese and Europeans, Islamic Kingdoms have been established across the entire world and each Monarch to some degree has had its fair share to play in governing the marvelous Muslim Empire, today we find the table of Khalifa laying open, who knows from where the next champion will be raised to represent and guide our people upon righteousness, perhaps it could be America, China, India, Russia, Africa, it could be from any part of the world, even the people whom we may see as our greatest enemies can be guided by Allah and given the responsibility to Awaken the Worlds Greatest Civilization that will bring about an era of Universal Brotherhood and Sisterhood as never seen before in history. It can happen at any moment, anytime, anywhere but the question remains who will be the next champion in the cause of Islam. As strange as it may sound we Muslims should know better, Islam is not the property of a people or a certain tribe, it is a universal religion and Allah choses whomever he wills. Allah is the Guardian of those who believe; He brings them out of the darkness into the light. [2:257] Verily blessed are those who diligently search for the Truth and find it. They distinguish light from darkness, right from wrong; and once they see and enter the reality thereof they hold fast to it. They do not cling and hold onto falsehood and ignorance merely because that was the way of their previous error in following the blinded ones amongst them. When the searchers for truth have intensions that are pure [fiSabilillah] and their search is sincere Allah will bring them out of their darkness into the light. The means of guidance for the Muslim Ummah is sublime morality [Surah al Imraan 159] just as it was taught to us by our beloved Nabi Mohammed Sallallahu Alaihi Wasalaaam
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Advice for the Muminun- When in Personal Distress or A sign of weak Imaan (Fluctuating Faith): My fellow Believers, He Allah it is who has given us the Guidance to achieve success and contentment of heart, Glory be to Allah, The Most High, The Great. Alhamdulillah we give Praise and Thanks to Allah for His Infinite Bounty and Mercy which He bestows upon us. Fellow Muslim the Almighty Allah recommends to us a series of options and remedies as compensation for our mishaps in the agreements/ promises we make with Him as allowed in His Shariah, we are enjoined to either feed or clothe ten poor people in the like manner as we would feed or clothe our own blood related families, and if this is too much a burden we are to keep Fast (Saum) for three days and this is the easiest for many, this is a Mercy from Allah. Fasting (keeping Saum) is not only a remedy in this case it is a remedy for one who finds himself in distress, such a person should enjoin patience and fasting is a means to attain patience and remembrance of Allah.
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In the Name of Allah Most Gracious Most Merciful, Our beloved Nabi Mohammed Sallallahu Alaihi Wasalaam said that : The Almighty Allah has mentioned that: My [faithful] servant strives to seek My nearness through optional [Nafil/additional] Sallah until I make him My favorite and thus I become his ears by which he hears, his eyes by which he sees, his hands by which he holds and his feet by which he walks. [Hadith Qudsi]. Fellow Believers, what this means is that the Almighty Allah becomes your Guide in everything that you hear, see, hold on to and walk towards i.e. you are guided towards the truth and understanding of Al Islam AsSalaah is the Miraj, the Ascension tool! of the True Believer by which the True Believer undertakes a great journey, one that is both physical and spiritual; without the need of a conveyance or medium to speak to the Almighty Allah directly. However we all know very well that every great journey requires special preparation and preparation for such a significant journey requires a prominent state of purity, purity of heart, mind, body and soul. To acquire such a grand state of purity, you are required to be very disciplined, devoted, knowledgeable and pious. I will now share with you some beautiful and beneficial knowledge regarding the Sallah of a True Believer and will give you an example thereof: Fellow Muslims, Khashioon (humility) in Salaah is a Quality of the Mumin (True Believer) [Surah 23:2]; It is of high importance for all of us to possess Khashioon (Khushoo) in our Salaah, obtaining this status and quality in Salaah can be achieved by living the Quran.
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Some guidance on perfecting your life: The Holy Quran is a Book of Guidance for mankind, take a piece of paper and list the qualities of the Muminun as Allah mentions in Al Quran, every day try to permanently implement these
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We live in a brave new world of what was previously unimagined and unimaginable possibilities; fellow Believers our New World Order is such that it is based on Sublime Character and Distinctive Morality that will set the course of human history on a path of peace, tranquility, honor and dignity. Mankind will finally be free from a world of enslavement, it is our duty to protect the world from corruption and all forms of evilty, everyone, both Muslim and Non-Muslim deserve to live in a world that is safe and secure, Fellow Muslims the Holy Quran is the Declaration of Human Rights, if a Non-Muslim asks you regarding his or her rights under the Shariah of Allah, refer them to the Holy Quran as it clearly states their rights, freedoms and protection under the rule of the Khalifah. Fellow Believers we know very well that the enemies of Islam will always try to distort the Image of our beautiful religion, we know that they deceive their own people and they will do anything in their power to oppress and stop those who try and attempt a Revolution for real change, The Islamophobic Racists would kill and imprison their own people who dares to challenge their evil system of manipulation and greed, you can protest, go on a hunger strike, set yourself on fire in a demonstration, demand a revolution and you will fail because they will stop you because you are powerless, you will lose your dignity, your respect, your honor and soon they will call you the enemy. Turn to Allah and you will be successful The Almighty Allah says in the Holy Quran that He will not change the condition of a people unless they change that which is within themselves so REVIVE ISLAM WITHIN YOU!
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